Algeria has reopened two major corruption cases involving former Energy Minister Chakib Khelil, according to a Wednesday statement released by the country’s Supreme Court.  “Two cases related to Khelil and his associates… were referred to court Tuesday,” the statement read....

The U.N. rights chief Wednesday condemned the mass executions carried out by Saudi Arabia this week, stressing that those convicted were likely not afforded credible criminal trials. The men were executed on Tuesday after being convicted of terrorism, according to the official Saudi Press...

He's only 20, but Mohamad is already fighting in his second Libyan conflict -- after battling the Islamic State group, he is now trying to stop a "new dictator" taking power. Mohamad has joined fighters from his home town of Misrata, western Libya, to battle against eastern commander...

Saudi Arabia's deputy defense minister on Wednesday blamed Yemen's Houthi rebels for a stalled peace deal in the main port of Hodeida, saying the Iran-backed group was ignoring the kingdom's call for a political solution to the four-year war. "They are ignoring our calls for a political...